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Re: Robot Arm Extension

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Originally Posted by Billfred View Post
If you can fit the whole thing, robot and all, into a 72" square, your arm can be as far out as you want. In theory, it could go as far out as 101 inches and change, under the Pythagorean Theorem.
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Originally Posted by FIRST Game Manual
While outside of its HOME ZONE, a ROBOT may expand up to a maximum width of 72 inches and depth of 72 inches.
If I am reading this correctly I believe you are incorrect. It is a 72" square at ALL times you aren't in the home zone. I am unsure what you have read to lead you to believe that this will allow you to just fit the bot in the 72" square once and then extend to a 101" later on in the match.

Last edited by Stephen Kowski : 14-01-2007 at 20:16.